Amentotaxus argotaenia

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Amentotaxus argotaenia

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order:
Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Amentotaxus
Species:
A. argotaenia
Binomial name
Amentotaxus argotaenia

Amentotaxus argotaenia, the catkin yew, is a species of conifer in the family Taxaceae. It is a shrub or a small tree up to 7 metres (23 ft) tall.[2]

Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia has been described from southern

IUCN.[3] Amentotaxus formosana was previously recognised as a variant of A. argotaenia.[4]

Distribution

In mainland China, the species is found in

Shing Mun Arboretum, a living specimen is displayed.[5]

Outside China, it occurs in northern Vietnam.[6]

Threats

The status of the species is not good as the growth rate of the plant is slow and its regeneration is infrequent. Its seeds are poorly dispersed and predated by rats.

The declining of the population is also caused by forest clearing and habitat modification.

Protection and conservation

In Hong Kong, this species is under protection based on

orchids
.

In 2020, 40 saplings raised at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland as part of an International Conifer Conservation Programme, were sent to Hong Kong to be planted.[7]

In mainland China, it is recorded in China Plant Red Data Book and Illustrations of rare and endangered plants in Guangdong Province.

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42545A2986540.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Liguo Fu; Nan Li & Robert R. Mill. "Amentotaxus argotaenia". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32492A2820574.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T31265A2802875.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Amentotaxus argotaenia Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Hong Kong Herbarium (in Chinese)
  6. ISBN 1-872291-64-3. Archived from the original
    on 2007-05-19.
  7. ^ "Conifer conserved". The Garden - Royal Horticultural Society: 9. April 2020.
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